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Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station

Mechanicville, NY · Saratoga County. Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 130 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

130
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+210%
vs. New York average
2
stations

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
94/100
Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity A
65 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
130 personnel · 2 stations

Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station is a Volunteer department serving Mechanicville, NY (Saratoga County), with 2 stations and 130 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #569 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #569 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #81 of 1,368
  • 1.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Saratoga County

Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

130 Top 3% higher than 97% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 46018 · Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station, NY 130 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 130
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #569
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Georgetown Fire C…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Georgetown Fire Company Incorporated, DE (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NY department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Mechanicville, NY
FDID
46018

Staffing vs the New York average

How Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #81 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #569 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 210% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station is 7.1% of Saratoga County roster mass

The county lists 47 departments totaling 1,821 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 130 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Georgetown Fire Company Incorporated, DE (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Arvin Hart Fire Company
Stillwater · volunteer
Arvin Hart Fire Company
Mechanicville · other
Ballston Lake Fire Department
Ballston Lake · volunteer
Burnt Hills Fire Department
Ballston Spa · other
Charlton Fire Department
Charlton · volunteer
City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department
Saratoga Springs · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 130 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every NY department.

Georgetown Fire Company Incorporated, DE 130 Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station, HI 130 Thomas County Fire Department, GA 130 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 130 Carbon County Fire Department, WY 130 Exeter Fire Department 2, RI 130 General Motors Powertrain Fire Brigade, OH 130 Knoxville-Deerfield Volunteer Fire Company, PA 131

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station have?

Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station has 130 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 210% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #569 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #81 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station operate?

Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station?

Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station is a Volunteer department serving Saratoga County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in New York?

New York has 2,253 fire departments with 95,272 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

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